Lin Ziyan watched his retreating figure disappear into the crowd.

When the guards ran over, the person was long gone, but they didn't dare offend the guests, so they could only continue to squeeze into the crowd without asking any questions.

That man was probably a passenger in third class or lower.

They cannot go up to the deck at this point.

"You have a good eye." Sister Fang walked to her side, her smile ambiguous.

Lin Ziyan: "That's right."

Song Yi stood to the side, “…”

Lu Qiuying, who had followed, looked at the newly completed painting and fell into deep thought.

She couldn't make out what the drawing was; it just looked like a jumbled mess.

Lu Yunshen helped put the painting into the painting tube.

"Do you know that old man?" Lin Ziyan looked at Sister Fang suspiciously.

"I didn't have time to make a move before you beat me to it. His painting is worth collecting." Mu Fang smiled faintly.

The Mu family used to have a large collection of ancient paintings, but most of them were destroyed during that upheaval.

After Mu Fang returned to China, she bought some back from others one after another.

Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow and nodded.

…

When the group sat down again at the table near the railing, half the people on the deck had disappeared.

Mu Fang offered Lin Ziyan a cigarette, which she accepted.

Lu Qiuying looked at them, but tacitly refrained from asking.

She looked at her younger brother and found that he seemed to have known all along.

Song Yi gave Lin Ziyan a deep look.

"Sister Fang, are you interested in collaborating?" Lin Ziyan lit a cigarette, the smoke obscuring her expression, making her look hazy yet alluring.

Lu Yun Shen's eyes deepened; he had never seen a woman who could be so alluring while smoking.

"You invited me here because you want to collaborate, right?" Mu Fang smiled brightly, her fox-like eyes gleaming with a captivating light.

Song Yi narrowed his eyes; she had never smiled like that in front of him before.

Lu Qiuying remained silent and drank her fruit wine by herself.

The moon hangs high in the sky, surrounded by countless stars.

The cool moonlight covered the sea, hazy and mysterious.

Lin Ziyan didn't say anything more. Sister Fang was an old hand at the market and had a much better sense of market trends than she did.

Otherwise, her overseas store would not have been able to stand out in the distribution market.

Moreover, she attracted customers from the very beginning by focusing on wholesale, and her network of contacts should not be underestimated.

Lin Ziyan visited her shop many times and saw several customers from other provinces, each time ordering an astonishing amount of goods.

We are only in the first few years of opening up the market economy.

As electricity is connected to every household and living standards improve, the demand will only increase.

The idea of ​​a nationwide wholesale market for electrical appliances is exciting.

Lin Ziyan knew that coastal cities were definitely the first to develop, thanks to port transportation and abundant marine resources.

As shrimp farming becomes more widespread, seafood markets that want to have a core competitive advantage will have to rely on cargo from large cargo ships sailing long distances.

“There are already appliance factories in Guangzhou. We want to open an appliance wholesale market. It has to be different.”

“We can’t compete with them on price, but the availability of imported goods can still attract high-end customers,” Mu Fang continued.

“Imported goods are not necessarily expensive,” Lin Ziyan added.

The two women smiled at each other, having reached a consensus.

Lu Qiuying was completely confused. Aren't imported goods expensive?

In her mind, most imported things are expensive, okay?

Lin Ziyan learned from the data that the first two generations of electrical appliances from Country A and Germany were sufficient to meet the current domestic demand.

These appliances have no market overseas, but they are selling like hotcakes in the country.

What they're trying to exploit is this kind of time difference in substitution.

…

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Lin Ziyan was taken by Lu Yunshen to explore all the different decks of the cruise ship.

The cruise ship docked at the port of country A in the morning.

This time, the cruise ship stayed at the port for a longer period than the last time, and some tourists disembarked at this port to catch their flights home.

Lin Ziyan also only brought a backpack, intending to visit an electronics manufacturer listed in the information.

It only takes half an hour to get to that electronics factory from the port.

Mu Fang had placed an order with this manufacturer before. She only made one phone call, and the other party agreed to take them on a tour of the factory.

Lu Qiuying originally intended to take the inspection team to stroll around the port, but after learning that they were going to visit the electrical appliance factory, she changed the team's itinerary at the last minute.

"With so many of us going together, won't they let us in?" Assistant Teng asked worriedly.

Mu Fang shook her head, "We can only watch through the glass; we can't learn their techniques by stealing them."

Lin Ziyan nodded. Fang Jie was right. The electrical appliance production in Country A has now been industrialized, with machines replacing human labor.

The cost came down just like that; even though it wasn't the latest generation of appliances, it was cheaper than those made domestically.

The group boarded a bus and soon saw the S Electric Appliances industrial park.

After circling around, we finally arrived at the gate of the electronics factory.

S Electrical Appliance Factory produces electrical appliances covering a wide range of categories.

There is a television, refrigerator, Walkman, rice cooker, air conditioner, washing machine, etc.

It covers almost all categories of electrical appliances.

"Han Renji, Sales Director of S Electric Appliances, also serves as Product Manager."

"Whether we can reach an agreement on this cooperation depends on you," Mu Fang whispered to Lin Ziyan.

She was only responsible for making connections; negotiation was not her forte.

Lin Ziyan: "Don't worry, I'm prepared."

She is now extremely grateful to her father from her previous life, who, in order to improve her memory, gave her an appliance sales chart from the 1980s and 1990s to memorize.

Lin Ziyan can still clearly remember the sales volume for each year.

Lu Yunshen followed them the whole time without saying much, but he was puzzled as to how she planned to discuss the cooperation.

S Appliances is notorious for being difficult; unless you can produce tangible results, they won't listen to anyone's nonsense.

There's nothing we can do; their appliances are just that powerful.

"Miss Mu, it's been so many years, you're still as beautiful and charming as ever." Han Renji nodded to them, greeting Mu Fang first.

Mu Fang said, "Director Han, you flatter us. In addition to visiting, we also want to discuss cooperation."

Han Renji's smile faded slightly, but he still maintained a polite demeanor.

He didn't think that the few Chinese people in front of him could be expected to cooperate.

The reason I promised to provide Mu Fang with appliances was simply to repay a favor.

"Please follow me..." Han Renji swiped his card to open the door and invited them into the factory area.

Lu Qiuying walked inside and blinked; everything was machine-made.

From the start of production to completion, only the packaging of a rice cooker requires manual inspection.

She was secretly alarmed; the stark difference was right before her eyes.

No wonder Mr. Lin suggested that they go abroad for research. Working in isolation is not advisable, and there is still a long way to go if they want to catch up.

Next up are the air-conditioned workshop, refrigerators, and so on.

The inspection team was dazzled by what they saw.

Song Yi followed at the back of the group, thinking to himself, "No wonder it's a big brand electronics manufacturer, their technology is so advanced."

"Manager Han, is it convenient for us to talk?" Lin Ziyan asked Han Renji after the tour.

She didn't focus on the workshop just now, but looked at their warehouse instead.

There were many products piled up inside, and of course, the quality of all of them was up to standard.